Security News

How cybercriminals exploited Telegram flaw to deliver malware
2018-02-14 19:30

A “vulnerability” in Telegram’s desktop instant messaging client for Windows was exploited for months by Russian cybercriminals to deliver malware to users. Kaspersky Lab researchers discovered in...

Venerable Unicode Technique Used to Deliver Cryptomining Malware Through Telegram
2018-02-13 19:36

It's just the latest reported vulnerability for the secure messaging application.

Zero-Day in Telegram's Windows Client Exploited for Months
2018-02-13 15:40

A zero-day vulnerability impacting Telegram Messenger’s Windows client had been exploited in malicious attacks for months before being discovered and addressed.  read more

Hackers Exploit 'Telegram Messenger' Zero-Day Flaw to Spread Malware
2018-02-13 13:48

A zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in the desktop version for end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app that was being exploited in the wild in order to spread malware that mines...

Russia Fines Telegram For Not Giving Backdoor Access
2017-10-16 12:47

A Russian court on Monday fined the popular Telegram messenger app for failing to provide the country's security services with encryption keys to read users' messaging data. read more

Telegram-based Katyusha SQL injection scanner sold on hacker forums (Help Net Security)
2017-07-12 20:51

Despite regularly achieving one of the top spots on the OWASP Top 10 list of the most critical web application security risks, injection vulnerabilities continue to plague database-driven web...

Katyusha Scanner — Telegram-based Fully Automated SQL Injection Tool (The Hackers News)
2017-07-12 02:23

A new powerful hacking tool recently introduced in an underground forum is making rounds these days, allowing anyone to rapidly conduct website scans for SQL injection flaws on a massive scale —...

Telegram-Controlled Hacking Tool Targets SQL Injection at Scale (Threatpost)
2017-07-11 20:55

The Katyusha Scanner can find SQL injection bugs at scale, and is managed via the Telegram messenger on any smartphone.

Telegram Agrees to Register With Russia to Avoid Ban, But Won't Share User Data (The Hackers News)
2017-06-29 01:53

After being threatened with a ban in Russia, end-to-end encrypted Telegram messaging app has finally agreed to register with new Russian Data Protection Laws, but its founder has assured that the...

Russia threatening to ban Telegram encrypted messaging app (Help Net Security)
2017-06-26 22:02

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is threatening to ban the use of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The request Roskomnadzor is a federal agency tasked with overseeing that...